. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. lONA, 20th January 1852. On the 9 th of this month, besides a most terrific gale of wind, we also had a very heavy fall of snow. I ventured out for a short time, in hopes of meeting some " ; Numerous flocks of Snow Buntings (Plectrophanes nivalis) were cowering among the stubbles, the males in beautiful white plumage: this bunting is only a rare visitor to our island. As I __- was returning home, my dog chased what I thought was a large rat, for some little distance over the snow; he brought it to me unhurt, and it proved to be a Water
. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. lONA, 20th January 1852. On the 9 th of this month, besides a most terrific gale of wind, we also had a very heavy fall of snow. I ventured out for a short time, in hopes of meeting some " ; Numerous flocks of Snow Buntings (Plectrophanes nivalis) were cowering among the stubbles, the males in beautiful white plumage: this bunting is only a rare visitor to our island. As I __- was returning home, my dog chased what I thought was a large rat, for some little distance over the snow; he brought it to me unhurt, and it proved to be a Water-rail {Eallus agMaticus), the first I have seen here. It '^r^i^^. â ^«*B^i;*3i4,;;.;i has lived ever since in a box, feeding on chopped meat, which it will take freely from the hand; indeed, it is so tame that it has already become an item in the family group, and when released from its box, it stalks about the hearth-rug without making the least effort to escape. D. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Graham, Henry Davenport, l825-1872. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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